Andrew Byrd was named the division administrator for the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in late September. His start at Johns Hopkins University two years ago as the division administrator for Gyn & GI Pathology marked a return home to Maryland after spending five years as the assistant administrator for the Department of(...)
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Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Associate Professor: Assistant Professor: Ann Marie Parker, Pulmonary Jennifer Townsend, Infectious Diseases Swaytha Yalamanchi, Endocrinology Instructor: Lingling Xian, Hematology We would also like to welcome our new faculty members who joined the department last quarter. Wael AlJaroudi, adjunct assistant professor in Cardiology Katherine Allen,(...)
Solbert Permutt Memorial Lecture
Posted by | CME, Miscellaneous, Patient CareThe Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine cordially invites you to attend the Solbert Permutt Memorial Lecture entitled “Data Sharing in the Context of Clinical Trials” with speaker Jeffrey M. Drazen, MD, editor-in-chief of New England Journal of Medicine and Distinguished Parker B Francis Professor of Medicine of Harvard Medical School on Tuesday, September 26 at 4 p.m. in the Welch Medical(...)
The Society of Bedside Medicine
Posted by | Patient CareThe Society of Bedside Medicine (SBM) is a global community of physician educators dedicated to bedside teaching and improving physical examination and diagnostic skills. The purpose of the society is to foster a culture of bedside medicine through deliberate practice and teaching, and by encouraging innovation in education and research on the role of the(...)
7 DOM Specialties Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient Care"There is no question that the people of Johns Hopkins Medicine deliver the best patient care day in and day out. We see this firsthand in the extraordinary actions of our faculty and staff, and we hear it so often from our grateful patients and their families." -Paul Rothman and Ronald Peterson Congratulations to the(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: Associate Professor: Michael Blaha, Cardiology Michelle Eakin, Pulmonary Shaker Eid, CIMS Hans Lee, Pulmonary Mark Marzinke, Clinical Pharmacology Esther Oh, Geriatrics Assistant Professor: Andrew Braun, Pulmonary Emily Brigham, Pulmonary Laura Cappelli, Rheumatology Daniel Goldman, Rheumatology Ryan Graddy, Chemical Dependence Ya-Chi Ho, ID John(...)
Grisham, Michell and Williams Win Staff Recognition Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to Sara Grisham, Deborah Michell and Kim Williams who were selected to receive this quarter's Staff Recognition Awards based on their glowing nominations. Sara Grisham serves a dual role as administrative coordinator for the Division of Molecular Medicine as well as the Center for Epigenetics. While fairly new to the department, she has had a lasting impact on both(...)
Peter Terry to Retire
Posted by | Administration, CongratulationsIt is with a sense of appreciation and a hint of sadness that I announce the retirement of Peter Terry. Peter began at Hopkins as a senior resident in 1972, and completed Pulmonary fellowships both here at Hopkins and at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He joined the faculty as an instructor in 1975,(...)
Rand Receives Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring
Posted by | CongratulationsCynthia Rand, professor in the Division of Pulmonary, is one of three JHU faculty members to receive the Provost's Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring, recognizing her commitment to helping early- and mid-career faculty advance their careers. This award in its second year comes with a $5,000 honorarium and is part of a series of initiative(...)
American Thoracic Society Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsThree faculty members from the Division of Pulmonary will receive awards from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) next month. Hank Fessler, professor, will receive the Outstanding Educator Award at the ATS Plenary Session. This award recognizes lifetime contributions in education and mentoring in the fields of pulmonary, critical care or sleep medicine and award honors excellence in clinical or(...)